Description: This article discusses the risk-sharing arrangements provided by a number of different types of hybrid pensions, focusing on hybrid designs in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, with particular emphasis on the New Brunswick (Canada) shared risk plan.

Description: Panelists report on the status of activities by national associations in regard to risk-based capital requirements for health insurers. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 24, No. 2.

Description: Embedded Risk in Settlement Options on Older Life and Annuity Contracts

Description: This article provides an overview of the impact of the revisions to the Standard Valuation Law adopted by the NAIC in 2009 on accident and health insurance.

Description: Article discusses the impact of regulation on rate stabilization for long-term care insurance. From Long-Term Care Newsletter, December 2002, Issue No. 7.

Description: The current life insurance development with a focus on the latest regulation change from actuarial perspective and its possible impact to the Vietnam industry.

Description: To deal with future correlation crises, the author suggests the implementation of ‘’quanlitative analysts’’ (‘Quanls’) in the enterprise risk management (ERM) process: risk managers who are able to lead interdisciplinary ERM studies from a jointly qualitative and quantitative point of view, with an emphasis on dynamics.

Description: Runoff LTC blocks present a wide range of business risks. Outsourcing certain tasks to third parties can help mitigate these risks.

Description: The new Risk Based Capital Standards RBC standards ushers in a new era of scrutiny and control by state insurance departments. This article summarizes the new features and the effects on companies.